Woodland berry, camphor, spearmint and pressed rose petal lead the nose along with whiffs of underbrush and oak-driven spice. Youthfully austere at this stage, the tense, focused palate features spiced cranberry, red cherry, blood orange, ground clove and dried mint set against a backbone of tightly knit, fine-grained tannins and firm acidity. It closes on a hint of coffee bean. It needs time to fully develop and will age for decades.

91 point

91P+: The 2019 Barolo Terlo Vigna Costa Grimaldi is a potent, austere wine. Clean mineral notes and bright acids give the Terlo quite a bit of drive. Red-toned fruit, chalk, mint, white pepper, orange peel and dried herbs give this nervous, mid-weight Barolo a good deal of flavor complexity and overall nuance. It will be interesting to see how this ages.

Very spicy, downright showy on the exuberant nose, then somewhat more discreet in the mouth. Finishes long, saline and savory, with a rising tannic backbone and hints of mushrooms. Planted in 1948 and 1954, I’m not sure that Terlo’s wines have a specific character but its grapes are usually ideal blenders for the making of very good to outstanding classic Barolos.